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Borussia Dortmund have announced their plans for their upcoming summer tour of the United States.
The Bundesliga club will play expansion club Los Angeles FC and will "most probably play two matches" in the International Champions Cup.
Sources at the Borussia Dortmund side on Wednesday confirmed to ESPN FC that the Bundesliga will play a match against Los Angeles FC at the Banc of California Stadium, which with it's steep standing terraces has partially been inspired by Dortmund's Westfalenstadion.
While that match could already take place as an epilogue to the 2017-2018 season in May -- depending on Borussia's success in Europa League, with the final being played on May 16 -- Dortmund will also participate in the International Champions Cup for a third consecutive year, BVB announced.
Christian Pulisic looks set to visit the U.S. with Dortmund this summer.
The ICC will be held in July. And Dortmund "will most probably play two matches" in the series, Borussia Dortmund said on their website.
The games could be an opportunity for fans to watch United States star Christian Pulisic, who came through the ranks of BVB's youth academy, having previously joined the club as a 16-year-old in early 2015. A year later, he was promoted to the senior team for whom he has since played in 79 competitive matches, scoring 11 goals and setting up a further 14.
"We hope, and also believe there are positive indications, that the people in the USA are also excited at the prospect of receiving their first visit from BVB, including the entire first team and Christian Pulisic, the U.S. Footballer of the Year," Borussia director for sales & marketing Carsten Cramer said in quotes on the club's official website.
Cramer added Dortmund were "extremely delighted" to receive a third consecutive invitation to the ICC, saying that the "increasing presence" in it "underlines how important Borussia Dortmund has become on a sporting level."
Stephan Uersfeld is the Germany correspondent for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @uersfeld.
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